دورية أكاديمية
Psychoactive Substance Use and School Performance among Adolescents in Public Secondary Schools in Uganda
| العنوان: | Psychoactive Substance Use and School Performance among Adolescents in Public Secondary Schools in Uganda |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Rukundo, Aloysius, Kibanja, Grace, Steffens, Karl |
| المصدر: | Higher Education Studies. 2014 4(6):62-68. |
| الإتاحة: | Canadian Center of Science and Education. 1120 Finch Avenue West Suite 701-309, Toronto, OH M3J 3H7, Canada. Tel: 416-642-2606; Fax: 416-642-2608; e-mail: hes@ccsenet.org; Web site: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/hes |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2014 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Substance Abuse, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Secondary Schools, Public Schools, Statistical Analysis, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Drinking |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Uganda |
| تدمد: | 1925-4741 |
| مستخلص: | Introduction: Psychoactive substance use among adolescents influences behavioral and cognitive processes and is associated with adolescents' performance in school. We therefore sought to investigate association of PASU with adolescents' school performance. Methods: We employed quantitative methods of data collection and analysis. To test the substance use-school performance association, we specified and estimated fixed effects hierarchical linear models (HLMs). We nested the data in their respective four regions of Uganda. Results: Model estimates show that only alcohol use had significant t-values in association with school performance (b = 1.15, SE = 0.32, t = 3.83, p = 0.029 for beer use; b = 0.82, SE = 0.18, t = 4.49, p < 0.001 for wines; and b = 0.89, SE = 0.19, t = 4.53, p< 0.001 for spirits). Conclusions: Alcohol use significantly contributed to the model estimating association between PASU and adolescents' school performance. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 25 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1075610 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 1925-4741 |
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